Mission and unity - Blog
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The papers of the conference of the European Pentecostal Charismatic Research Association (EPCRA) are available for download, by kind permission, at http://www.edinburgh2010.org/en/study-themes/regional-and-confessional-study-processes/pentecostal-perspectives-epcra-conference.html.
The conference addressed Edinburgh 2010 themes: 2. Christian Mission among Other Faiths; 4. Mission and Power; and 8. Mission and Unity.
The photo shows the delegates at the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies, Oxford, UK on 12-15 August 2009.
Rev. Beno A. Enose, Fatimanagar, K.K. District, Tamil Nadu, India has submitted on the attached reflection on the vision of Bishop Azariah, a delegate at Edinburgh 1910. He suggests that, following Azariah's example, 2010 should usher in an era of ecumenical unity and Christian leadership in a nation free from caste and other social evils.
Attached File: Edinburgh_2010_Enose.docA subgroup of the Commission for World Mission and Evangelism of the World Council of Churches has been working on Theme 8 'Mission and unity - ecclesiology and mission' for two years. The paper attached is the result of their deliberations which is offered to the Edinburgh 2010 study process.
Attached File: Ed2010Th8_Final_15_09_09.docInstitut Africain des Sciences de la Mission, Kinshasa, RD Congo, has been researching the theme of 'Mission and Unity' for Edinburgh 2010 and has produced the attached statement as their contribution to the study process.
The statement, in French, is attached here.
Attached File: UNITE-MISSION-ULTIMO8.docFind details in the attached file of a major 3-year study being conducted jointly by the World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC) and the Lutheran World Federation (LWF). This will make a major contribution to the theme of 'Mission and Unity'. It entails a study of the experience of small ecumenical groups in Argentina, Cameroon and the Netherlands. Read more in the attached file.
